Spoon holder



G. O. MATTER Feb. 19, 1935;

SPOON' HOLDER Filed Dec. 2 1933 INVENTOR V aa-s'rn vs mmrrzl? F er W ATT'OIP/VEY sa ed mltl a 1,991,364 1 T IPA E T 3 ICE 311 391364 srooN noLnEa V QGustave O. Matter, Portland, Oreg...

H Applicationbecember 26411933,! serial'no. 7%,99'9

Y .teen ;(015654 I 3 ,My invention is a kitchen utensil having to} do .jig. VIII shows the same holder delineated in particularlytwith thepraetice, of theLculinaryart Figs. I,. VI andVIIiattached to the same kind of and its purposeis tosecurely hold a spoon .on a a utensiljshown in- Fig. VILbut holding a wooden cooking;utensilgsuch asoheusedto preparejel spoon, with a large shank, above the contents. e lies, jams etcnwherethexuse of aspoonis ireof the utensil. 4 Y a .5

quent butintermittent'and one object of 'the in:-

Fig. IX shows thei-same; device delineated in' 'ventionis to provide a holder that may b'e easily Fig. ,VIlI attached to a utensil having a flaring attached to cooking utensilshaving a wide range edge and illustrating partlythe versatilityoi the j of rim thickness andcharacter of head 1fat ,.the preferreddevice illustrated in the first-three [Another object of theinventionisto providea supported by the, holder ina;.difierent,manner holder to whichia-spoonmay be engaged-by a than shownin the preceding views.

singlemovementthat,.will not only holdthe FA- .detailed descriptionnow follows: The despoon so thatiit can" never :slide into the cooking vice consists of a base 10, bent at approximately ldmaterialbut will' also hold it securely suspended right angles at 11, having atpdownwardly dee above the cooking material insuch a way that pendent integral-leg 12, integral with. which are :the dripfiifany, naturally ialls, backjntothe two -lugs lfi, the two ends oi -which approach, 11116115114 a leaving a gap g. Thisforms the device'forhold- A further'object of. my invention'fis to-provide ing, the vshank of aspoon in the, manner shown I a device ofdth character: described that is. imin-;Fig.VI, the 'end of they spoon restingon the, 20

'figures, and showing a,spoon,-:in dottedputline, 10

dependent of: grips or other arrangements, that bottom ofthe'dish and the handle held against tween, coils of a helical spring ashas been heretheholderr :7 tofore proposed. l V H The narrow portion, of the spoon handle will o A considerable variation in form.is.,possible. be'passed through the gap g and thento either 25 withmy new invention and in the accompanying side-under the ends ofthe lugs 13 ,asshown in drawing several of those forms are illustrated. FigLVI. V 1 (I 7 l M .InthedraWingr- 1.; q I ..The base :10, jhasa lug 15, formed-integral 'FigqI representsar:side ,elevati0n,-of the .pre therewith and bent insuch. a manner that a ferred formkofmy spoon holder? a V 1.! eap a is ft a n s d t ap being p 3 Fig. II is a right end; view of .Fig.:, 3: 1', tected bythedownwardly bent finger 16.- The 0:.Fi'gu111isa'plan view-of.Fig.;I;. I purposeof this lug is to hold a spoon shank V l' IV is a sideelevatiomof, a holder, in prin-' when it is desired to suspend; the bowl of the ciple the same as thatshown inFig. I; but havspoon above the contents of a utensil in the man v hold a spoonby friction, "such as forcing-itbethelug 13 as at 13! and'restingon the anglell of mg a slightly. different arrangement. of attache ner shown in Fig. IX, the spoonhandle being 35 ing means for...attaching it to a utensil, partof "supported bythelug l5 as at 14' and resting .on

I therim of which is shown insection in this View; .theanglell of thexbody 10. 1

l V-is a side elevation of-the holder,shown J .1 The base 10, also has another integral clip inFig. I, also showing .it attachedzto the rim of formed therewith and bent in the manner shown 0 a utensilan'd-havingla modification ofthegripe inFigsI, Hand III and indicated by'the 'nu- 40 ping device thatfis' different :from ,eitherythat meral 17. :This clip is protected by the down,- shown inFig. I or. Fig..IV'but-.which is'in subwardly, projecting hook 18, and the purpose of stance the same thing; i I thestructure is to hold a large spoon suclras the Fig. VI is a-"sideelevation'ofthe holdershown wooden spoon shown in Fig, VIII to one side .of

" 5 in Fig. I showingii-tpattached to the edge of a the 'holderasa whole andwheretheishank; of

flaring porcelain dish and :holdinga spoon, the the spoon is too large to normally pass through bowl of which is submerged in the contents of the the gap 9. i The handle of the spoon is shown dish as represented by the dotted outline of the supported by the clip 17 as at 17 and resting on spoon in this. figure. :therim of the utensil as at 17".

FigLVII is aview similar to FigJVI showing the 'Upon the device shown in each of the views same holder attached to a utensil having a difwill always be found a pair of lugs, 30 and 31, the ferent kind of rim and holding a spoon, shown purpose of which is to prevent the spoon from in dotted outline,above the contentsof the 'utensliding sideways Off the devieewhen the spoon sil, the handle of the spoon resting flat on the is laid flat, for example, as-shown in Fig. VII. 7

1 5 top surface-0f the holder and balanced thereon. It also serves to prevent lateral displacement of f )5 the spoon such as by accidentally striking the handle when the spoon is held in the position shown in Fig. IX.

A spring-actuated clamping device is formed by bending two integral lugs such as 19 and 20, and inserting a pivot pin 21, mountedupon' the pivot pin 21, as by lugs 19 and 20, is-the springactuated grip 22. Upon the pivot pin 21 is mounted a coil spring 23, which normally urges the grip 22 to the position shown in Fig. I or into engagement with a utensil as shown in Fig. VI.

Obviously the spring grip may be made as shown in Fig. IV, having a helical spring 24 mounted on a stud 25,.or it may have a loop 26 as shown in Fig. V that acts as a spring for the same purpose as the spring 23 if the character of the metal of which the device as a whole is made has suificient natural temper to permit this construction.

Neither of the alternative arrangements shown in Fig .,IV or Fig. V are regarded as beingas desirable as that shown in the first three figures and are merely illustrated to show different species of the'same device'as claimedin theappended claims.

- It will be noted that the grip 22 as shown arranged in Fig. I has a very-wide range-of'capabilities'to generally engage the rim ofa cooking utensil, whatever the shape of the utensil and whether or-not it has a bead. It may be attached with a single motion of the-users hand andwhen so attached cannot be shaken oil, and the utensil with its contents with the spoon-holder'carrying a spoon in either of the positions shown in say, Figs. VI, VIIIor IX, may be carried from the. cooking range to a table without the holder becoming Y displaced or without dropping the spoon either outside of theutensil or into its contents. 1

Thus-I have provideda spoon 'holder of the character described that will firmly engage a utensil with a singlemotion"oi? the users'hand and to which a spoon maybe engagedbyan easy motion and that'willfirmly hold both the utensil and the spoon yet require no manipulation or especial eifort on the part of the user to disengage either the spoon or the holder itself from the utensil. It has that handiness which marks every successful kitchen utensil .since the users will not employ them if they are notbotheifective and handy.

Having thus disclosed my invention in detail in the manner required by statute, what I claim as new and desire'to secure by "Letters Patent,

1S--'- z T j 1. Aspoon holder comprising in combination'a vertical leg and a horizontalleg at approximately right angles to each other, a spring actuated clamp within the included angle adapted to hold said holder to the rim of a utensil, a lug on the vertical leg adapted to hold a spoon'in approxi mately a vertical: position, 2. lug on the horizontal leg adapted to holda spoon 'in approximately a. horizontal position on the top ofxsaid leg, a clip on the horizontal leg-adapted to hold a spoon in approximately a horizontal position on the rim of a utensil and to one side of the said leg, a pair of lugs on the horizontal leg adapted to prevent a spoon from. sliding sidewise when resting in approximately a horizontal position on the said leg.

2. A spoon holder comprising in combination a vertical leg and a horizontal leg at approximately right angles to each other, means for holding said spoon holder on the rim of a utensil, 9. lug on' the vertical leg'adap'te'd to hold a spoon inapproximately' a vertical position, alug on the horizontal leg adapted to hold a spoon in approximately a horizontal position on top of said leg, a clip on the horizontal leg adapted to hold a spoon in approximately a horizontal position on the rim. of a utensil and to one side of the said leg, a pair of lugs on the horizontal leg adapted to prevent a spoon fromsliding sidewise approximately in a horizontal position on'the horizontal leg, means I on the horizontal leg adapted to hold a spoon approximatelyin a horizontal position on top-of the rim of a utensil and to one side of the horizontal leg, means on the horizontal leg adapted to prevent a spoon from slidingsidewise when in a horizontal position on said leg, a spring clamp within the angle comprised by the two Iegs'adapte'd'to attach said holder to a utensil.

' 4. A spoon holder for a dish, including a flat leg for engaging the inside of the dish, spoon holding means incorporatedv with said leg adapted to holda spoon from sliding into the dish, a fiat 'leg made integral with the first named leg and" bent at an angle thereto, spoon holding means incorporated with the last named/leg adapted to hold a spoon partly over the'dish and spring clamping means within the angle of the legs adapted to' engage the outside surface of said dishL 1 w 5. Ina spoon holder comprising an'angularly bent fiat. bodyv member, a pair of clamp llugs integral with one leg of the body, a spring clamp mounted on one of the legs, a dish engaging finger of said clamp thatiextends toward the other,

each of the main legs forholding .a spoon approximately parallel with that leg, apair'ofiintegral clamp lugs formed'on one main legand projecting withinthe included angle. ofthe main legs, and a spring actuated clamp mounted on the lugs and extending toward thev other main leg. v wmGUSTAVE O. MATTER. 

